新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第三版讀寫(xiě)教程2(智慧版)所有單元答案

下載可編輯.專(zhuān)業(yè).整理.新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第三版第二冊(cè)全部單元答案Unit1TextAEx.1Understandingthetext1、Becauseheistiredoflisteningtohisfatherandheisnotinterestedingrammarrules.2、ThecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecturearesomarvelousandremarkablethattheyshouldbedescribedatleastinabriefaccount;however,whatthestudentcoulddowasonlyonesingleutterance:“whoa!”withoutanyanyspecificcomment.3、Becausetheschoolsfailtosethighstandardsoflanguageproficiency.Theyonlyteachalittlegrammarandlessadvancedvocabulary.Andtheyoungerteachersthemselveshavelittleknowledgeofthevitalstructuresoflanguage.4、Becauseteachinggrammarisnotaneasyjobandmostofthestudentswilleasilygetboredifit’snotproperlydealtwith.5、Hefamiliarizedhissonwithdifferentpartsofspeechinasentenceanddiscussedtheirspecificgrammaticalfunctionsincludinghowtouseadverbstodescribeverbs.6、BecausethesonhadneverheardaboutthevariousnamesandfunctionsofwordsinanEnglishsentencebefore.7、Theauthoruses“roadmap”and“car”todescribegrammarandvocabulary.Here,“roadmap”isconsideredasgrammarand“car”asvocabulary.8、Sincethesubjunctivemoodhissonusedisafairlyadvancedgrammarstructure,theinterjection“whoa!”reflectsthetremendouspridethefatherhadtowardhisson;italsoreflectstheauthor’shumorinusingthewordbecauseitwasonceusedbyhisstudent,thoughintwodifferentsituationsandwithtwodifferentfeelings.Ex.3Wordsinuse1.condense2.exceed3.deficit4.exposure5.asset6.adequate7.competent8.adjusting9.precisely10.beneficialEx.4Wordbuilding-al/-ial:managerial/editorial/substance/survival/tradition/margin-cy:consistency/accuracy/efficient-y:recovery/ministry/assemblyEx.5Wordbuilding1.editorial2.recovery3.accuracy4.substance5.managerial6.margin7.assembly8.Ministry9.survival10.tradition11.consistency12.efficientEx.6Bankedcloze1-5:LCJAI6-10:ONEHFEx.7Expressionsinuse1.feelobligedto2.beseriousabout3.runinto4.distinguishbetween5.thrustupon6.wasallergicto7.getlost8.beattractedto9.makesense10.lookeduponasEx.8StructuredwritingSomebookwormsinmydormitoryoftenspendhoursreadingtheir“Bible”,PracticalEnglishGrammar,anddoalotofexercisesinthatbook,butIdon’tcareaboutitatall.MyassumptionissinceIhaveneverlearnedChinesegrammar,what’sthesenseoflearningEnglishgrammar?Infact,Englishgrammarhasalwaysbeenabigheadachetome.Englishgrammarisverycomplicatedbecause,unlikeChinese,therearemanyverbtenses.Evenstrangerthanverbtenses,Englishgrammaralsocontainssomethingveryconfusing.Forexample,Idon’trememberhowmanytimesmymiddleschoolteachertriedto“impose”thedifferencesbetweenusedtoandbeusedtoonus.Sometimeshewouldgoonwiththeexplanationfor20minutesorso.Heevensummarizedthedifferencesbylistingthreeorfourpointsforustomemorize.However,theycouldneverstayinmyhead.Idon’trememberhowmanytimesIgotitwrongwiththesentencescontainingusedtoorbeusedtoonmyexams.Iwasreallyconfusedwiththesetwophrases,andIcannevergetthemright.Inbrief,I’mallergictolearningEnglishgrammar.Curiously,IjustwonderifthenativespeakersofEnglishhaveamicrocomputerintheirbraintohelpthemutterthetwophrasespromptlywithjustaclickoftheirbrainmouse!Ex.9E-CTranslation人們普遍認(rèn)為英語(yǔ)是一種世界語(yǔ)言，經(jīng)常被許多不以英語(yǔ)為第一語(yǔ)言的國(guó)家使用。與其他語(yǔ)言一樣，英語(yǔ)也發(fā)生了很大的變化。英語(yǔ)的歷史可以分為三個(gè)主要階段：古英語(yǔ)，中古英語(yǔ)和現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)。英語(yǔ)起源于公元5世紀(jì)，當(dāng)時(shí)三個(gè)日耳曼部落入侵英國(guó)，他們對(duì)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的形成起了很大的作用。在中世紀(jì)和現(xiàn)代社會(huì)初期，英語(yǔ)的影響遍及不列顛群島。從17世紀(jì)初，它的影響力開(kāi)始在世界各地顯現(xiàn)。歐洲幾百年的探險(xiǎn)和殖民過(guò)程導(dǎo)致了英語(yǔ)的重大變化。今天，由于美國(guó)電影、電視、音樂(lè)、貿(mào)易和技術(shù)、包括互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的大受歡迎，美國(guó)英語(yǔ)的影響力尤其顯著。Ex.10C-ETranslationChinesecalligraphyisauniqueartandtheuniquearttreasureintheworld.TheformationanddevelopmentoftheChinesecalligraphyiscloselyrelatedtotheemergenceandevolutionofChinesecharacters.Inthislongevolutionaryprocess,Chinesecharactershavenotonlyplayedanimportantroleinexchangingideasandtransmittingculturebutalsodevelopedintoauniqueartform.Calligraphicworkswellreflectcalligraphers’personalfeelings,knowledge,self-cultivation,personality,andsoforth,thusthereisanexpressionthat“seeingthecalligrapher’shandwritingislikeseeingtheperson”.AsoneofthetreasuresofChineseculture,Chinesecalligraphyshinessplendidlyintheworld’streasurehouseofcultureandart.Unit1TextB2.UnderstandingthetextD.2.A3.C4.A5.C6.B7.C8.D4.Wordsinusemysterious2.desperate3.devise4.negotiate5.recalled6.specifically7.depict8.Ignorance9.Expand10confusion5.Expressionsinuseapplyto2.inabidto3.endup4.speakingof5.getholdof6.appealedto7.leaving..behind8.focusonEX.6SentencestructureEventhoughitisimportantofthestudentstohaveadeepunderstandingofthetexts,itdoesn’tmakeanysensetoreadtextswordforwordfromthebeginningtotheendasitisamatteroflittleimportancetous,itdoesn’tmakemuchsensetoargueoutwhichiswrongorrightorwhichisbetterorworseitmakesnosensetocompelchildrentoobeytheirparents;instead,weshouldtrytotellthemwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.EX.7.IImightaswellhavestayedathome.WemightaswellhavetakenthetrainhomeSohemightaswellhavetoldmeallaboutit.Collocation:Warm-upessentialframework2.distinctivedifference3highstandards4valuablepossessions5considerablefrustration6acquireknowledge7overcomedeficiencies8sketchthoughts9deviseaschemeEx.81essentialframework2propervocabulary3excellentcontrol4languagedeficit5highstandards6languageproficiency7acquireknowledge8competentcommunication9overcomedeficiencies10sketchthoughts11effectivecommunication12advancedvocabularyUnit2TextAReadingComprehension1. becauseEnglishorhistorymajorsareconsideredlesscompetitivewhenthejobmarketisshrinking,andtheyhavetostudysomethingthatcanhelpthemmoreeasilylocatetheirfuturejobs.2. becauseasthetuitionisclimbinghigherandhigher,manystudentshaverunawayfromstudyingthehumanitiesandtoward“hard”skillsthattheythinkwillleadtoemployment.3. sincemorestudentsarenowtakingjob-orientedcourses,libraries,wherestudentsofliberalartsusedtostudy,aregettinglesspopularthanbefore;incontrast,labsaregettingmoreeye-catchingbecausestudentsofscienceandengineeringdoexperimentsandresearchthere.4. becausethisinnerdrivethatcanbeeitherconstructiveordestructiveissomysteriousandpowerfulthatithasattractedmanypeopletospeculateonit.Fromancienttimes,thesemenandwomendevelopedartistic“l(fā)anguages”intheformofstory,music,myth,painting,architecture,sculpture,landscapeandtraditions,whichfromtheveryfoundationofcivilization.5. Studyingthehumanitiesimprovesyourabilitytoreadandwrite,makesyoufamiliarwiththelanguageofemotionandthecreativeprocess,and,moreimportantly,providesyouwithawidescopeofpossibilitiesthatareopentoyou.6. Becauseinmodernlife,anidealcapacityforestablishingone’scareeristohavebothtechnicalknowledgeandinnerinsight,notjustonewithouttheother.7. “Well-roundedhumanbeings”arethosewhohaveinsightandunderstandthepassions,hopesanddreamscommontoallhumanity.8. Sincemanypeoplewhooncestudiedthehumanitiesbecamefamousintheircareer,theauthorimpliesthatifstudentsspendmoretimestudyingthehumanities,theycouldsurelybecomesuccessfulinthefutureaswell.Languagefocus31.promotes2.accelerate3.mystery4.insight5.boost6.analysis7.calculate8.barriers9.destruction10.prospect4PromisingBearingHousingObjectiveOffendExcludeExcessExecuteIntensifyIdentity51.excess2.bearing3.objective4.intensify5.execute6.promising7.exclude8.identity9offend10.housing6.1-5CHDJB6-10LMGFA71.areliableto2.infavorof3.isboundto4.speculateabout5.invested…with6.standupfor7.intheformof8.preparedfor9.inthecompanyof10insuccession8Didyouhavesuchanexperienceaswhenyourhigh-schoolphysicaleducation(P.E.)teacherpushedyoutorunforseveralmilesaroundthesportsfieldinaP.E.class?Whenyouweresweatingandoutofbreath,didyoueverwishthatyoucouldonlystoptalkingaP.E.classincollege?However,takingP.E.coursescanbeadvantageoustoallcollegestudents.First,takingP.E.classeshelpsstudentslearnvaluablecommunicationandteamworkskills.TherearemanyactivitiesthatrequirestudentstocommunicateandinteractwitheachotherwhentheyarehavingaP.E.class.Forexample,whenonegroupcompleteswiththeotherinplayingbasketball,groupcooperationisextremelyimportantinordertowin.Effectiveteamworkusuallyrequiresgoodcommunicationskills.

AnotheradvantageisthattakingP.E.classesenablesstudentstomoreeffectivelyhandletheirheavycoursework.Notinfrequently,studentssleepinclassandmissimportantinformation.Notconcentratinginclassmaybecausedbyinsufficientsleepandnoexercise.ThroughtakingP.E.courses,studentsbuilduptheirhealth.Onlywhenstudentsstayhealthycantheylearnbetter.

Tosumup,takingaP.E.courseatcollegecanbenefitstudentsindevelopingusefulsocialskillsaswellasbettercopingskillsfortheirstressatschool.Therefore,P.E.classesbringstudentsadvantagesbothphysicallyandacademically.9幕課是一種網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程，它旨在通過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)實(shí)現(xiàn)廣泛參與和開(kāi)放接入。幕課是遠(yuǎn)程教育邁出的最新一步，現(xiàn)已在高等教育領(lǐng)域迅速引領(lǐng)潮流。通過(guò)這些課程，大學(xué)可以擴(kuò)大影響的范圍，從影響成千上萬(wàn)住在城里付學(xué)費(fèi)的學(xué)生，擴(kuò)展到惠及全球上百萬(wàn)的學(xué)生。除了擁有傳統(tǒng)的課程資料，幕課還給使用者提供互動(dòng)論壇，支持學(xué)生和講師之間的交流。幕課能促進(jìn)參與者之間的交流，使得多種觀點(diǎn)、知識(shí)和技能涌現(xiàn)到課堂上來(lái)；它鼓勵(lì)人們嘗試之前不可能?chē)L試的課程，甚至是嘗試新的教育方式；它提供多種學(xué)習(xí)課程資料的方式，鼓勵(lì)多模式學(xué)習(xí)，以各種學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)格滿足學(xué)習(xí)者的需求；另外，幕課促進(jìn)教學(xué)的改善，使技術(shù)在面對(duì)面授課中得以更好地應(yīng)用。10Inrecentyears,withthedevelopmentofInternettechnology,theconstructionofdigitaleducationresourcesofourcountryhasmadegreatachievements.Manyuniversitieshavesetuptheirowndigitallearningplatforms,anddigitalteachingisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.Comparedwiththetraditionalwayofteaching,thedigitalwayhasalotofadvantages.Ononehand,digitalteachingmakesglobalsharingofteachingresourcespossible;ontheotherhand,itexpandsthelearner’sstudytimeandspacetolearn,allowingpeopletogetaccesstothedigitalvirtualschoolsthroughtheInternetanytimeandanywhere.Theseadvantagesmakeitpossibleforpeopletoshiftfromone-timelearningtolifelonglearning.Unit2SectionBWhatcollegebringsus?Ex11. Mainidea:Collegehasneverbeenmagicalforeveryone.Majordetail:Morehighschoolgraduatesdon’tfitthepatternofcollege.2. Mainidea：Weneedtoreviseourattitudesandreformthesystem.Majordetail:weonlyjudgethingsbasedonourowncollegeexperiences.3. Mainidea:Collegeeducationseemstohavewastedtimeandaccumulateddebt.Majordetail:Closeto80percentofnewjobscanbeperformedbysomeonewithoutacollegedegree.Ex.21C2D3C4A5D6B7B8AEx.31. It’sverytruebecausethejobmarketisbecomingmorecompetitive.Yes,withoutacollegedegree,onecanendupwithnothingtodo.Sure,collegebringsstudentsknowledgeandpersonalgrowth.No,it’snotnecessarytogetacollegedegreetohaveabettercareer.Disagree,collegeistooexpensivenowforstudentsandfamilytoafford.2. Morecompetitive.Moreknowledgeable.Moreconfident.Moreopportunities.3. Traditionalideology.Morepromisingfuture.Highexpectationsoftheirchildren.4. Worththeirmoneybecauseit’saninvestmentthatwillpayofflater.Awasteoftheirmoneybecausethetuitionistoohigh.Notsureifthey’llprofitfromthelargesumtheyinvested.5. Analyticalability.Criticalthingskills.Broadknowledge.Ex.41. enroll2revise3accumulate4accorded5evaluate6.prime7confirm8shrinking9sufficient10recruitEx.51. botherto2.isavailableto3.beencompelledto4.described…as4. exposed…to6.thanrather7havesomethingtodowith8foritsownsakeEx.61. Ateacher,nomatterhowknowledgeableheis,cannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.2. Nomatterwhereyoutravel,youcanalwaysfindsomeonetocommunicatewithinEnglishsinceEnglishisanimportantlanguage.3. Nomatterwhatworkapersonisdoing,ifhegivesithisbesteachday,hecreateslotsofhappinessforhimself.Ex.71. Althoughthenumberofapplicationsissmall,thereislittledoubtthattheprogramwillhelpthestudentswhoreallyneedfinancialaid.2. Thereisnodoubtthatcomputercrimeisaveryseriousproblem,sopeoplethinkthatallhackersneedtobepunishedfortheiractions.3. Thoughtheboyworkedveryhardandfinallysuccessfullypassedtheexam,thereisnodoubtthatoverworkandtoomuchworrycausedhisillness.Ex.81promising2worsens3shrinking4dominant5land6great7well-rounded8creative9elegant10constructive11skills12makeUnit3DiscoveryofanewlifestageTextAEx.11.Becausepeopleindifferentlifestagesareconfrontedwithdifferentproblemsandsetbacksandeachgroupofpeopleinaparticulartimeperiodhavetheirparticularworriesandpains.2.Thenormreferstothegeneralconsensusthatassoonasstudentsgraduatedfromcollege,theywouldenteradulthoodandbeabletofindanidealjobleadingtotheircareer.3.Theyarerecognizedasanewlifestagethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollegeandleadstostartingafamilyandhavingacareer.4.Becausenowadayssomanyyoungpeoplearefollowingthisnewlifestylethatithasbecomeatrend.Aslongastheeconomicsituationcontinuesitslongslide,thisnewstageisunavoidable.5.Unliketheirparents,alargenumberofyoungpeoplearenowdelayingmarriage,childbearing,andevenemploymentduringtheirodysseyyears.6.Theyoftenresentthepressurethey’refeelingandkeepadistancefromtheirparentsorevenrunawayfromhome.Manyalsoresorttocomputergames,iPods,iPhones,oriPads.7.Theirparentsfeelmoreanxiousandupsetseeingtheirchildren’sodysseyyearscontinuetostretchwithoutacleardirection.8.Theauthorthinksaspeoplearegettingtoknowtheodysseyyearsbetter,bothparentsandtheirchildrencantacklethisphasebetter.Forparents,theycanunderstandtheirchildrenmore;forchildren,theycanexploreanddiscoverthemselveswithapositiveattitude.Ex.31.peculiar2.radical3.phase4.sensible5.predict6.labeled7.resent8.witnessed9.equivalent10.parallelsEx.4-icChaoticdramaticacademy-ionDepressiondetectionerosionClassificationconfusecooperatedictate-istRightistjournalEx.51.journal2.chaotic3.cooperate4.erosion5.dramatic6.confuse7.academy8.rightists9.depression10.dictate11.detection12.classificationEx.6KEACLIGNHOEx.71.saddledwith2.backoff3.giveswayto4.resortedto5.makeallowancesfor6.wonderat7.priorto8.basedupon/onEx.8Theodysseyyearsarecertainlyaverycomplicatedphaseoflifeforyoungpeople.Notonlydotheseyoungpeopleneedtoovercomemanydifficulties,theyalsohavetofacemanychallengesfromtheirparents.Thedifferencesbetweenparentsandchildrencanbewellobservedintheircompletelydifferentattitudesandviews.First,theydifferintheirattitudetowardlife.Parentsalwayswonderwhathasgonewrongwiththenewgeneration.Theyfeelthatduringtheirtime,youngboysandgirlswerebetterbehaved,moreobedientandhadgreaterrespectforelders.Youngpeople,ontheotherhand,feelthattheyarecapableenoughtolearnontheirownratherthanleanheavilyontheoldergenerationforguidance.Youngpeopledonotliketobespoon-fedbytheirparents.Thedifferencesalsoappearinthewaythetwogenerationslookatthings.Forexample,theparents’generationneverunderstoodElvisandtheBeatles.Becausetheycouldn’tunderstandwhatwasgoingon,theywerefrequentlyopposedtothemandsawrockas“thedevil’smusic”.Youngpeople,however,arecrazyaboutthemodernmusicandwouldlovetolistentoitforahundredtimesaday.Wherevertheygo,they’llhavetheiriPodwiththem.Inconclusion,it’sverydifficultforparentsandtheiryoungsterstogetalongduetotheirdistinctiveattitudesandthewaytheyviewthings.Tofillthisgap,bothparentsandtheirgrownchildrenneedtobemoreunderstandingtoeachother.Ex.9作為美國(guó)文化價(jià)值體系的一個(gè)重要組成部分，“個(gè)人主義”受到大多數(shù)美國(guó)人的推崇。美國(guó)人認(rèn)為家庭作為一個(gè)群體，其主要目的是促進(jìn)家庭各成員的幸福。與許多其他文化相比，美國(guó)家庭成員的主要職責(zé)，不是在社會(huì)上或經(jīng)濟(jì)上提高整個(gè)家庭的地位。人們通常認(rèn)為，什么是對(duì)個(gè)人最好的要比什么是對(duì)家庭最好的更為重要。與自由相伴而來(lái)的是照顧自己的責(zé)任，因?yàn)樗x擇的自由承載了責(zé)任，即必須接受自己的選擇所帶來(lái)的后果。許多美國(guó)人給他們的孩子很多的自由，因?yàn)樗麄兿Ｍ⒆觽兡軌颡?dú)立和自力更生。在美國(guó)人強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)人自由的同時(shí)，父母與孩子間平等的信念也對(duì)美國(guó)家庭產(chǎn)生了巨大的影響。Ex.10FilialpietyisthebasiccodeofethicsintheancientChinesesociety.Chinesepeopleconsiderfilialpietyastheessenceofaperson’sintegrity,familyharmony,andthenation’swell-being.WithfilialpietybeingthecoreofConfucianethics,ithasbeenthemoralstandardfortheChinesesocietytomaintainthefamilyrelationshipforthousandsofyears.It’sundoubtedlyatraditionalChinesevirtue.Thecultureoffilialpietyisacomplexconcept,richincontentandwideinrange.Itconcludesnotonlyculturalideasbutalsoinstitutionaletiquettes.Generallyspeaking,itreferstotheobligationofchildrentotheirparentsrequiredbythesociety,includingrespect,care,supportfortheelderlyandsoforth.Filialpietyisfundamentaltotheancient“Orientalcivilization”.KeystoUnit3TextBUnderstandingthetext21.A2.C3.D4.A5.B6.D7.D8.CWordsinuse41.hollow2.restless3.demonstrate4.exiled5.miserable6.commercial7.hesitated8.erupt9.refine10.FeasibleExpressioninuse51.aretiredof2fallinto3bestrictwith4notamounttomuch5driftedoff6bondedwith7resignhimselfto8surrenderthemselvestoSentencestructure61.Themanwalkedslowly,withonehandpullingwitheffortathiscoatandtheotherholdingtightlyontohistrousers.2.Withmoreandmorestudentsjoiningit,thenewclubsoonexpandedandbecamethelargestoneonthecampus.3.WiththeInternetbecomingincreasinglypopularforyoungpeopletoconnectwiththeirfriends,letterwritingisbecominglessandlesscommon.71.Withthetraditionalvaluesintheirheads,mostparentsfoundithardtoaccepttheirchildren’sthinking.2.Withthiskindofjeansoutoffashion,youngpeopledonotliketowearthemanymorenow.3.Withthedifferencesintheirskillsandabilities,theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds..Collocation81fluid2contemporary3radical4enormous5prideful6competitive7rebellious8transition9unavoidable10traditional11unique12peculiarUnit4TextAEx.11.Theauthorusesthissentencetotellherownlovestory.Shedidn’texpectthatshewouldendupmarryingButch.Hebecameherboyfriendjustbecauseofherwishtofindacuteboyfriend.Shedidn’treallywanttomarryhimatthebeginning.2.BecausewhenshemetupwithButchthefirsttime,hekeptstaringatherallnightlong.Heflatteredherandfellinlovewithheratfirstsight.Helookedreallywildormaybeevendangerous.3.BecauseButchhada“badboyimage”whichwasverytemptingtoalotofgirls,andhiswild,dynamicpersonalitywasalittlefrightening.Shedidn’tknowwhethershecouldbegettingalongwithhim.4.Thoughshealwayshadanexcellentreputationinrespecttoherschoolwork,shethoughtthathercollegelifewasdull,withnofun.Inheropinion,collegewassupposedtobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsoofsomefun.5.Becauseshewasbecomingmoreinterestedinhimandshewantedtofindoutifshewasthe“right”dateintheeyesofButch,thinkingofherselfasatraditionalgirl.6.ItmeansthatButchdidn’twanttodoanythingtochangehisbadsituation.ThewordfateherereferstothefactthatButchwasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.7.ThoughButchwaswildandwouldsometimesdisplaydirectlyhisloveinfrontofherfriends,hewasalwaysaperfectgentlemanathiscore.Andtheyhadapureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenyears.8.Theauthorandherhusband’sfaithfuljourneyoflovethatstartedwithacausalattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveprovesthatromanticlovecanlastlongthroughtheupsanddownsinlife.Ex.31.confess2.tempting3.commence4.coordinating5.granted6.deserved7.displayed8.consequently9.lodged10.proceedEx.4-edContentedcompresscomplicate-ionIdentificationjustificationqualificationIllustrationexhibitextensionInterpretationplantationperceptionEx.51.qualifications2.perception3.plantations4.compressed5.exhibit6.contented7.interpretation8.complicate9.illustration10.extension11.identification12.justificationEx.6NBGIHLEMKCEx.71.onherbehalf2.tookthelibertyof3.immuneto4.werefilledwith5.fallinlovewith6.Expelledfrom7.beenpessimisticabout8.goalongwithEx.8Frequently,studentsexperienceatoughtimeandarefacedwithanactivitybeyondtheirability.However,myfreshmanyearlearningexperiencemademethinkotherwise.IhadneverthoughtIcoulddoit,butIfinallyconqueredmyfearofpublicspeaking.Atthebeginningofthesemester,myEnglishteachergavetheassignmentofspeakingforthreeminutesinfrontoftheclass.Itwasanindividualprojectworth10percentofthecoursegrade.SinceIwasverynervoustospeakinpublic,Iworriedaboutitfortwomonths.Havingnochoice,Iwroteallofmyideaonnotecards.Ipracticedmyspeechwithmynotesinfrontofamirrorandinfrontofmydog.WouldIbeabletogivemyspeechinfrontofmyclass?Whenthedayofmyspeechcame,Iwasready.AsIwalkedtothefrontoftheclass,Ilookedatmyclassmatesandsmiled.ThenIlookeddownatmynotecards.Atthatmoment,IrealizedthatIhadthewronginformation.Thesewerethenotesformybiologytest,nottheinformationaboutmyspeech!Iclosedmyeyesandtookadeepbreath.Suddenly,Ibegantospeak.Tomysurprise,thewordsflowedfrommymouth.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit!Everyoneapplaudedmyspeech,andIfeltlikeawinner.Thethree-minutespeechthatdaymademerealizethatpeoplecanalwaysovercometheiroddsiftheyaremotivated.Ex.9美國(guó)和歐洲各國(guó)都會(huì)慶祝2月14日的情人節(jié)。這是一個(gè)充滿愛(ài)情和浪漫的節(jié)日，戀人之間通常都會(huì)交換情人卡和愛(ài)情信物。關(guān)于這個(gè)節(jié)日的起源有著不同的說(shuō)法。一個(gè)傳說(shuō)是羅馬人把一個(gè)叫圣瓦倫丁的神父關(guān)進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄，因?yàn)樗芙^相信羅馬神。2月14日那天，瓦倫丁被處死，不僅因?yàn)樗腔酵?，而且因?yàn)樗斡艘晃槐O(jiān)獄看守雙目失明的女兒。他在被處死的前一晚上給她寫(xiě)了一封署名“你的瓦倫丁”的告別信。后來(lái)，2月14日就成了一個(gè)人們可以為他們的情人展示感情的節(jié)日?，F(xiàn)在，人們以不同的方式慶祝情人節(jié)，他們發(fā)送賀卡、鮮花，贈(zèng)送巧克力或其他禮品，或共進(jìn)浪漫的晚餐?，F(xiàn)在這個(gè)節(jié)日已流行世界各地。在中國(guó)，這個(gè)節(jié)日也越來(lái)越受年輕人的歡迎。July7thontheChinesecalendarisChineseQixiFestival,themostromanticofallthetraditionalChineseholidays.Everyyear,somebigbusinessesorganizevariousactivities,andyoungpeoplesendgiftstotheirlovers.Asaresult,theQixiFestivalisconsideredtobeChinese“Valentine’sDay”.TheQixiFestivalisderivedfromthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid.ThelegendholdsthatonthisparticularnighteveryyeartheWeavingMaidinheavenmeetswithCowherd.So,peoplecanseeCowherdandWeavingMaidmeetingintheMilkyWayonthenightofQixi.Onthisnight,girlswouldalsobegWeavingMaidforsomewisdomforahappymarriage.But,withthechangingoftimes,theseactivitiesarediminishing.AllthatremainsisthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid,asignoffaithfullove,continuouslycirculatedamongthefolk.(Unit4)SectionBReadingSkills11.Theybecameromanticallyattractedtoeachother.(para.5)2.sharethedatingexpenseorsplitthemoneywiththedate(para.6)3.sharingthecostofamealinarestaurant(para.7)4.atightanduncomfortablefeelingbecauseofnervousness(para.12)5.markthedateonthecalendar(para.14)ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext21.D2.C3.A4.C5.A6.D7.B8.CCriticalthinking31.Malesbecausethat’sthenorm.Malesbecausemenareexpectedtodoitthatway.Bothsincetheyareonanequalbasis.Bothsincethetraditionalwayisoutofdate.2.Menandwomenaretreatedequallyinthisway.Femalesarenotconsideredinferiortomales.Bothmenandwomenfeelmorecomfortable.3.Won’tfeelembarrassedwhentakingtheinitiativetodate.Won’tputstressoneithermalesorfemales.Willwidenthesocialcircleandgiveopportunitytomakemorefriends.Won’tfeelobligatedtokeepalong-termrelationship.4.Bothmenandwomencanpayforadate.Bothmenandwomencantaketheinitiative.Peoplearefreetochooseacasualorformaldate.5.Behavewithrespectforeachother.Behonestwitheachother.Beconsiderateandhelpfultoeachother.LanguagefocusWordsinuse41.conveying2.Forged3.Thriving4.Abnormal5.frowning6.thrilled7.Reckoned8.Clarified9.Conquer10.concealingExpressionsinuse51.makecontactwith2.tooktheinitiative3.areinclinedto4.thriveon5.indifferentto6.whipout7.inthepitofherstomach8.chipinSentencestructure61.Withonlinelearning,thereislessstudyinaregularclassroomandmoretimetospendbyyourself.2.Withregularexercise,you’llhavelessmentalstressandmorephysicalstrength.3.Withthenewhighway,thereislesstrafficandmorecomfortfordriversontheroad.7.1.Ambitiousasheis,hehasneverbeenabletoaccomplishhisgoalandmakehisparentsfeelproudofhim2.Embarrassedastheywere,theyremainedpositivethroughouttheirtravelsandlearnedfromthemistakestheymadealongtheway.3.Hardasshetried,Janefailedtointroduceherfathertothejoysofrockmusic.CollocationWarm-up1.casualattraction2.healthy